2007 NCAA Division I Football Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||
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FCS National Championship Game | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() 2007 FCS National Championship trophy (right) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | December 14, 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season | 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Finley Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Chattanooga, Tennessee | ||||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Andre Lowe (MEAC) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 23,010 [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||
Network | ESPN2 [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Chris Spielman (color), Rob Stone (sideline) [4] | ||||||||||||||||||||
The 2007 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game between the Appalachian State Mountaineers and the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens. It was played on December 14, 2007, at Finley Stadium, home field of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The culminating game of the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season, it was won by Appalachian State, 49–21.
The participants of the Championship Game were the finalists of the 2007 FCS Playoffs, which began with a 16-team bracket.
Appalachian State's first game of the 2007 season was a 34–32 upset win over Michigan, who were the No. 5 ranked team in FBS at the time. Appalachian State went on to finish their regular season with a 9–2 record (5–2 in conference). The Mountaineers defeated James Madison, Eastern Washington, and Richmond to reach the final. This was Appalachian State's third consecutive appearance in the championship game, having won the title in both 2005 and 2006.
Delaware finished their regular season with an 8–3 record (5–3 in conference). The Fightin' Blue Hens defeated Delaware State, top-seed Northern Iowa, and fourth-seed Southern Illinois to reach the final.
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 13 Fightin' Blue Hens | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
No. 5 Mountaineers | 14 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 49 |
Statistics | DEL | APP |
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First downs | 24 | 26 |
Plays–yards | 79–432 | 66–556 |
Rushes–yards | 31–98 | 51–358 |
Passing yards | 315 | 188 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 23–48–0 | 9–15–0 |
Time of possession | 27:53 | 32:07 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Delaware | Passing | Joe Flacco | 23–48, 334 yds, 1 TD |
Rushing | Omar Cuff | 21 car, 84 yds, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Aaron Love | 7 rec, 101 yds | |
Appalachian State | Passing | Armanti Edwards | 9–15, 198 yds, 3 TD |
Rushing | Kevin Richardson | 22 car, 118 yds, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Dexter Jackson | 1 rec, 60 yds, 1 TD |